# plinth

> English word · Noun · IPA /plɪnθ/ · frequency rank #47,264

## Definitions
1. A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
2. The bottom course of a wall.
3. A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.

## Etymology
From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).

## Easily confused with
- **point** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-point)
- **print** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-print)
- **Pliny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-pliny)
- **points** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-points)
- **prints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-prints)
- **pointy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-pointy)
- **pointe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plinth-vs-pointe)
- **pint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pint-vs-plinth)
- **plant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plant-vs-plinth)
- **paint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paint-vs-plinth)
- **pinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinch-vs-plinth)
- **pinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinto-vs-plinth)
- **plenty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plenty-vs-plinth)
- **plants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plants-vs-plinth)
- **paints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paints-vs-plinth)

## Common misspellings (10)
`lpinth`, `pilnth`, `plinht`, `plinnth`, `plinthh`, `plintth`, `plitnh`, `pllinth`, `plnith`, `pplinth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plinth